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Ilija Batljan, CIO, and André Gaden, CEO, of PPI.

PPI acquires two properties from Carucel Eiendom

Norway Norway — Public Property Invest has acquired two property companies for a property value of NOK 223.5 million from Carucel Eiendom. The properties have a total size of approximately 7,050 sqm and are located in Oslo and Hurdal/Eidsvoll. They are fully let to Recovery Bo & Omsorg and Stendi which provide assisted living services in the field of substance abuse, mental health and physical disabilities. Annual rental income is NOK 16.6 million and the lease contracts are close to triple net, with an unexpired lease term of 16 years.
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Nils Styf, CEO of Hemsö.
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Nils Styf: "A lack of resources and expertise in many municipalities"
Mårten Othérus.
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The growth targets for Nordr Sweden after Starwood’s entry
Pål Ahlsén, CEO at Castellum.
Nordic Nordic —
Pål Ahlsén: "Castellum will be a net seller this year"
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Nordr Sweden sold to Starwood
Årsta Park.

Nrep makes residential acquisition in Uppsala

Sweden Sweden — Nrep is expanding its presence in the residential segment by acquiring 231 rental apartments in Årsta, Uppsala. The transaction, valued at SEK 485 million, is being carried out in partnership with Bonava, the project’s developer and seller.
Sven-Olof Johansson.

Sven-Olof Johansson declines re-election in SBB

Sweden Sweden — Sven-Olof Johansson has declined re-election to the board of SBB due to other commitments, including but not limited to Fastpartner and PPI.
Chairman of the Board Fredrik Wirdenius and Mariette Hilmersson.

CEO fired from major company: “The cooperation has not worked”

Sweden Sweden — Mariette Hilmersson held the role of CEO at Willhem for just over 19 months. On Friday, the news came that she would be leaving. Chairman of the Board Fredrik Wirdenius explains the path to the decision, what went wrong and what they are looking for in the next CEO.
Tommy Åstrand is replaced by Filip Persson as CEO.

SLP makes change in CEO ...

Sweden Sweden — The board of directors of SLP has appointed Filip Persson, 34 years old, as the new CEO from September 1, 2025. He has served as Project Manager at SLP since 2020, and is today part of the company's management team. Current CEO, Tommy Åstrand, is suggested to become a new board member for the company.
Logistea expands in Norway.

Logistea acquires in the Stavanger region

Norway Norway — Logistea is expanding its property portfolio and has today entered into an agreement to acquire a logistics property in Bryne Næringspark in Time municipality just outside Stavanger through the acquisition of the property owner company Bryne Næringspark AS.

The most shorted real estate shares

Nordic — Nordic Property News presents a list of the current short selling situation in the real estate sector as a whole. Short selling has increased in several large companies over the past year, and one real estate giant is by far the most shorted stock on the entire stock exchange.
Kilenkrysset sells to SLP.

... And acquires two logistics properties “off market” in Haninge

Sweden Sweden — SLP has acquired and taken possession of two fully leased logistics properties in Haninge, Jordbromalm 6:90 and Jordbromalm 4:4, in a so-called “off market transaction” with Kilenkrysset. The properties have a total lettable area of approximately 24,000 square meters, with large parts consisting of cooled areas, and have a total annual rental value of approximately SEK 29.5 million. The agreed property value amounts to SEK 465 million.
Patrizia receives more keys in Stockholm.

Patrizia receives 156 apartments in Stockholm

Sweden Sweden — Besqab completes and hands over another rental property project to Patrizia.

Canadian OTPP buys from Blackstone in Sweden and Denmark

Nordic — The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) has completed the acquisition of a 92.000 square meter logistics portfolio from funds managed by Blackstone. The portfolio consists of three properties in Sweden and two in Denmark.
Lerstenen sells the majority of its commercial properties to Diös.

How Lerstenen wants to grow after the large divestment to Diös

Sweden Sweden — Lerstenen sells the majority of its commercial portfolio to Diös for SEK 1.6 billion. CEO Erik Sällström tells Nordic Property News how they plan to invest the proceeds from the transaction, where in Umeå they see the best opportunities, their outlook on the future of their commercial portfolio, and their thoughts on their shareholding in Diös.
Bain Capital invests in Företagsparken.

Bain Capital invests EUR 150 million in Företagsparken

Sweden Sweden — Global investment firm Bain Capital is investing EUR 150 million in Fastator's largest holding, Företagsparken, a leading Swedish company in the light industrial real estate segment.
Sege Park.

The recession puts a wrench in the plans – Boklok wants to sell its share in Sege Park.

Sweden Sweden — Skanska's residential division is struggling, and the company has now decided not to develop housing in the flagship area Sege Park in Malmö, instead opting to try to sell the property that has been owned by Boklok since 2021.
The transaction volume in the Nordics in February increased compared to the same month in 2024.

Increased transaction volume in February

Nordic — The beginning of the year has seen transaction volume increase by over 20 percent in the Nordic market compared to the first two months of 2024. In Sweden, the volume is up a full 34 percent after two straight months with over ten billion in transaction volume, this is revealed in Collier's latest monthly analysis of the Nordic property market.
Arwidsro will develop a Swedish center for sports and health in Arlandastad, together with Arlandastad Group. Now they want to expand the portfolio further, says CEO Peter Zonabend.

"We've had dry powder for a long time"

Sweden Sweden — Earlier this week, Arwidsro made an acquisition worth a whopping SEK 440 million, approximately EUR 41 million. It concerns nearly 21.000 square meters in the Överby shopping area, just outside Trollhättan, and CEO Peter Zonabend calls the purchase part of their growth journey. This is how he wants them to grow in the future through more acquisitions.
Niklas Zuckerman, CEO of Logistea, and Anders Nordvall, deputy CEO of Logistea.

Logistea acquires two properties in Malmö

Sweden Sweden — Logistea has entered into an agreement to acquire the properties Grönsakshandlaren 4 and Grönsakshandlaren 6 in Malmö. The properties have an agreed underlying property value of SEK 150 million before deductions of SEK 10 million, including a deduction for latent capital gains tax. The properties are fully leased to Golvpoolen and Skåne Stadsmission and have a total leasable area of approximately 12,300 square meters. The annual rental income amounts to approximately SEK 14.3 million with an average remaining lease term of about 5.3 years.
Catena signs lease with Nowaste Logistics.

Catena signs an additional lease with Nowaste Logistics

Sweden Sweden — Third-party logistics company Nowaste Logistics has signed a lease with Catena for a second logistics facility that is currently under construction at Logistics Position Ramlösa in Helsingborg, southern Sweden.
Michael Moschewitz, CEO of Genova Property Group.

Genova sells building rights to Obos

Sweden Sweden — Genova has entered into an agreement to divest two properties with newly created residential building rights, with an estimated volume of approximately 15,400 square meters. The buyer is Obos. The transaction includes the properties Instrumentet 2 and Örnsberg 2 in Örnsberg, Stockholm, which are currently leased for school activities.
Diös' CEO David Carlsson in front of one of the Umeå properties acquired from Lerstenen. The image is a montage.

The future for the hot growth market in northern Sweden

Sweden Sweden — Diös has taken an important step with an SEK 1.6 billion (EUR 148 million) acquisition that makes Umeå Diös' largest market. CEO David Carlsson tells Nordic Property News about this important acquisition, what makes Umeå such an attractive market, their transaction plans, and what kinds of investments they are looking for moving forward.
Population growth will place greater demands on the properties being built now.

"Without people there is no need for real estate"

Nordic — It is an international trend, and the decline can be seen in all the Nordic countries. Swedes have not given birth to so few children since measurements began in 1749. On average, Swedish women now give birth to 1.45 children and the greatest decrease is in Malmö. Sara Mikkelsen, a statistician at Region Skåne, explains how it affects locally and what it means for urban development and property needs in the future.
Ahlström acquires in Pasila.

Ahlström makes acquisition in the Pasila area of Helsinki

Finland Finland — Ahlström has acquired an office building from Avain Yhtiöt in Pasila, Helsinki.
Alecta Fastigheter acquires the property Blekholmen 1, also known as Klara Strand, from M&G Real Estate.

Alecta Fastigheter in major exchange deal with M&G Real Estate

Sweden Sweden — Alecta Fastigheter acquires the property Blekholmen 1, also known as Klara Strand in Stockholm, from M&G Real Estate. The building's leasable area of ​​34.000 square meters is seen as an important addition to Alecta Fastigheter's existing portfolio in the area. In return they divest one property to M&G Real Estate.
Gefion Group divests rental property in Copenhagen NW.

Gefion Group divests rental property

Denmark Denmark — Gefion Group has sold the modern rental property at Frederikssundsvej 100 in Copenhagen to the fund SFM Bolig+ II. The property, consisting of 73 newly built studio apartments, was developed to meet the growing demand for compact and functional housing in the capital.
Ulrika Hallengren and Olof Andersson.

How the large real estate companies will attract capital to southern Sweden

Nordic — This is how two of Skåne's largest real estate companies view the region's attractiveness and which assets they are willing to invest in.
Tommy Åstrand, CEO of SLP.

"It is unlikely that e-commerce will not continue to grow"

Sweden Sweden — On Monday, Swedish Logistic Property acquired two newly built logistics properties in Jönköping and Vaggeryd. SLP's CEO, Tommy Åstrand, believes that Jönköping will continue to grow as an interesting acquisition area and that the dip in e-commerce is only temporary.